Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey

Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Area

110,879 km sq

27,830 km sq

Coastline

354 km

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Climate

temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers

equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)